Theory of Constraints TOC Consultant Vancouver, BC, Canada

Management Consultant Steve Jackson, managing partner of Synchronix and certified by TOC-ICO as a TOC Expert in all 6 designations, first introduced the technology known as TOC, Theory of Constraints, into Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1988.

He was the first Canadian TOC consultant.

That’s a long, long time ago.

Since then, MRP evolved to ERP. Just-In-Time emerged, then became folded-in to Lean Manufacturing which has grown in leaps and bounds, of course. Total Quality Management became stronger although in popularity it has been superseded by Six Sigma.

Starting with his time as President of the local APICS Chapter, and with a CFPIM designation (Certified at the level of Fellow in Production & Inventory Management) gained in 1984, for the past 28+ years Steve has naturally had regular exposure to all the standard and leading edge bodies of knowledge at the time.

His partner for 25 years was a TQM specialist. His closest business alliances these days are with a Lean consultant and a Six Sigma specialist. ERP is in place in almost every company Steve works with.

Yet as a management consultant in Vancouver, where there’s a preponderance of small manufacturers, Steve has remained 100% focused on Theory of Constraints consulting because he remained consistent in the criteria for any technology he would advocate:

Fast results

Large results

Sustainable results

Results could be gained independent of any computer system

Results could be gained in less-than-perfect environments i.e. where data is missing or inaccurate, there is little “fat” in terms of personnel to work on any improvement projects, and where the majority of management and staff are not business-school graduates – rather, they have grown up in the school of hard knocks. For example, there were (and are) many family owned businesses.

The dramatic difference in implementation results gained from Theory of Constraints clients in contrast to the results from other bodies of knowledge has validated Steve’s choice over almost 30 years, and continues to do so today.

Of course, being a management consultant specializing in Theory of Constraints in Vancouver in 2015 still means being entirely familiar with ERP systems, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma; Steve’s Joint Venture partners in Lean and Six Sigma are people with whom he has had a business relationship for more than 20 years.

ERP, Lean and Six Sigma certainly dominate the performance improvement arena, and management consultants in those areas are typically very busy.

Yet the best selling book “The Goal” by Eliyahu (Eli) Gooldratt remains extremely popular, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ endorsement of The Goal as one of only 3 books that he insists Amazon executives reads validates the relevance of the book today. In fact, TOC consultants world-wide would probably say the book and the message is more relevant today than at any other time in history.

Today, Theory of Constraints in Vancouver, BC is the favored technique of a small cadre of manufacturers — representing a variety of industries — who enjoy the performance advantages.

TOC in Canada (Theory of Constraints in Canada) continues to grow as a “movement,” never reaching the peaks of other popular improvement technologies but showing a level of steady growth for more than 25 years. It is taught at BCIT, UBC and Simon Fraser Universities. In fact, Steve taught the BCIT instructors back in 1990 and the current Instructors on that campus are long-time colleagues.

Speaking as a certified TOC expert and a long-term TOC consultant Canada is a target-rich environment for the nature and scale of improvement offered by Theory of Constraints and provided by the consultant services of Synchronix Technologies in Vancouver, BC, Canada since 1988.

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What Clients Say

“Without exception, their approach to working relationships was professional, respectful, cordial and positive. They inspired our staff to develop strong teamwork bonds, always generating enthusiasm and respect from the groups they worked with. The business and personal integrity of both Steve and Rod is unimpeachable. They demonstrated honesty, dedication to their mission – if they ever felt that they had failed to convey a principle, or clarify a process, they would do double duty, on their own account, to elucidate, explain and discuss, ensuring that understanding was achieved.”

-- Sr.Vice President, Pharmaceuticals manufacturing & packaging

“A year earlier we had done $1.6 to $1.7 million in sales for a month and there was overtime, Saturday work and stress. This time, when the company reached the $2 million mark in monthly sales the plant didn’t even realize that the company was having that busy of a month until the results were announced.
There were no ill effects, no overtime, and inventory also dropped. With the restructuring of processes (using TOC) sales not only grew but became more profitable.”

-- Owner and President, Kitchen Cabinet company

“I can tell you that in the Fall, with relatively little increase in headcount and using exactly the same equipment, we were able to record 60% more revenue than in our previous best-ever Fall – which, at the time, we thought was close to the plant’s maximum production.”

-- Owner & GM, furniture manufacturing

“Your work with us … has resulted in a significant increase in volume. We have improved from a daily average of 189 tons to a daily average of 237 tons in the past 3 months … this is “found” capacity that we now fill with the orders we were previously turning away. Additionally we did not change any of the crewing levels and did not have to spend any capital.”

VP Ops, steel-related industry

“The first year after Theory of Constraints with 1 employee our gross sales grew 66%. This second year – safe to predict a 20-30% gross sales increase over last year, still only 1 employee and some part time help. Our cash flow has soared, we have eliminated the need for an operating line of credit, the company has cash in savings, cash in checking, and has for almost 12 months now. Clean shop, good jobs, cash in hand, bills paid, happy employee, happy wife, all because I took a chance to change my thinking!”